Articles by Ben Dornan

Katharine Berkoff Breaks Bartholomew’s 100 Back ACC Meet Record: 50.56

Katharine Berkoff has been having a solid meet this week and has now become the fastest-ever 100 backstroker at ACC Champs.

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Danas Rapsys Out-Touches Simonas Bilis In 100 Free At Lithuanian Winter Champs

Despite Simonas Bilis’ lead at the 50 mark, Danas Rapsys managed to power through and get his hand on the first in the men’s 100 freestyle.

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13 Year Old Sylvia Statkevičius Hits 2:06.13 200 Free At Lithuanian Champs

Sylvia Statkevičius opened up the 2021 Lithuanian Winter Swimming Championships with a new PB and national 14-year-old and under record in the 200 freestyle.

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Seiko Hashimoto To Take Over As Head Of Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee

According to several reports, former Tokyo 2020 organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori will be replaced by a woman following sexist remarks and.

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Katharine Berkoff Opens ACCS With 4th Fastest 50 Back In History: 23.37

Katharine Berkoff opened up ACCs with a 23.37 backstroke leg for NC State making her the fourth fastest in the event in NCAA history.

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Rapsys And Bilis Among Those Set To Race At Lithuanian Champs This Week

Danas Rapsys and Simonas Bilis are among those preparing to compete as many of Lithuania’s top swimmers converge in Klaipėda this week.

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UNC Announces Reduced Roster For ACCs Amid COVID-19 Complications

Last year’s ACC runners-up will be 8 women down at this week’s conference championships in the wake of COVID-19-related complications.

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Junior National Teamer Jack Alexy Swim First-Ever Sub-20 50 Freestyle

Jack Alexy swam under 20 twice over the weekend, hitting a 19.84 in the prelims and a 19.79 in the finals. This meet marks his first time under 20 in the event.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Sherridon Dressel Bests Brother Caeleb In 500 Free

We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse….

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FIU and University of Miami Get One Last Dual In Before Conference Season

The University of Miami Hurricanes and the Florida International University Panthers went head to head over the weekend at their First Chance Meet.

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Fratus Starts 2021 Season With 22.10 / 50.12 Freestyle Swims

Bruno Fratus raced for the first time this year over the weekend, posting the fastest times in both the 50 and 100 free at Florida Sectionals.

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A Very Valentines Wedding: Caeleb And Meghan Dressel Tie The Knot

Caeleb and Meghan Dressel shared photos of their Florida wedding which took place over the Valentine’s day weekend in Florida.

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16 Canadians Have been Under The FINA A Throughout 3 Most Recent Swim Season

With a few months away from their Olympic Trials, we take a look here at how many Canadians have hit the FINA A in the three most recent swim season.

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Nathan And Hallie Adrian Announce Birth Of Their First Child

Olympic gold medalist Nathan Adrian and wife Hallie Adrian welcomed their firstborn daughter Parker Jacquelyn Adrian this week.

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Grand Jury Indicts Olympian Klete Keller on 7 Charges Related to Capitol Riots

Klete Keller has been charged with four additional counts including obstruction of an official proceeding, and aiding and abetting.

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